Tommy Neslon was the keynote speaker to a crowd of more than 500 who attended the National Day of Prayer luncheon at the Family Life Center at the First United Methodist Church on Thursday, May 7. A taped message by Beth Moore was also projected for attendees.
If laughter truly is the best medicine, Gene Maples is a walking example. However, cancer put his faith and humor to a test in April 2003 when his family heard the words, “you have cancer.”
The Mount Vernon Post Office rural carriers collected approximately 400 pounds of food during the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers,
Wayne Defebaugh directs the Blacklands Railroad operations. The company is currently straightening tracks and repacking support rock along the 65 miles of track between Winfield and Greenville.
